Scholarships at Manchester Metropolitan University

Postgraduate students from outside the UK, who will pay full overseas tuition fees.

Eligibility

You must have been accepted onto a full-time taught masters degree course or the BTC programme, starting in September 2024.

Value

£3,000 in the first year of study.

Terms and Conditions

Applicant and course eligibility criteria

• Applicants must hold an offer for a taught master's course (180 credits) at Manchester Metropolitan University, unless specifically stated.

• Bar Training Course (BTC) is eligible for the scholarship, provided all the other conditions are met.

• This offer is only available for programmes commencing in September 2024 or January 2025.

• The Scholarship offer will only be applied to postgraduate programmes consisting of a minimum of 180 credits, unless specifically stated.

• MFA courses are eligible, providing the full 180 credits are taken in year one, and the full overseas fee is charged.

• Eligible applicants will be awarded a £3,000 Scholarship.

• Students studying part-time will be eligible for the Scholarship providing they are paying overseas fees. The scholarship will be awarded on a pro-rata basis, in proportion to the tuition fees charged, which means they will receive a proportion of the scholarship in each year of their course

• International qualifications will be compared with Manchester Metropolitan University’s internal guidelines and all decisions made by the University’s Admissions Department regarding degree classifications are final and cannot be appealed.

• Only courses being taught on the Manchester Campus, are eligible. 

• Applicants must be self-funding and classified as overseas students for tuition fee purposes.

• Applicants must successfully meet all conditions set for entry onto their chosen course of study.

Exclusions

The following programmes/categories of programmes are excluded from this Scholarship offer:

• Any postgraduate programme delivered by the Manchester School of Architecture

• PGCE

• MSc Place Management and Leadership

• Apprenticeship courses

• Any other postgraduate programme that does not lead to a master’s degree, with the exception of Bar Training Course

Undergraduate students from outside the UK, who will pay full overseas tuition fees.

Eligibility

You must have been accepted onto a full-time taught bachelors degree course starting in September 2024. You cannot combine this scholarship with any other financial support from Manchester Metropolitan.

Value

£2,000 for each year of your degree.

Terms and Conditions

Applicant and course eligibility criteria

• Applicants must hold an offer for a full-time, taught undergraduate degree programme at Manchester Metropolitan University, and begin their studies in September 2024.

• Part-time programmes are eligible and the award. The scholarship will be awarded on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the tuition fees charged which means you will receive a proportion of the scholarship in each year of your course.

• The following programmes are eligible:

  • 3-year Bachelor’s degree

  • 4-year Bachelor’s degree, including an integrated study abroad or placement year (Scholarship is not payable for the year spent on study abroad or placement)

  • 4-year Bachelor’s degree, including an integrated foundation year programme

  • 4-year integrated Master’s degree

• Students with advanced standing and joining a degree programme at level 5 or 6 are eligible, providing all course and applicant-related terms and conditions are met.

• One-year top-up degree courses are eligible for the Scholarship, as long as all course and applicantrelated terms and conditions are met.

• Only courses being taught on the Manchester Campus, are eligible.

• Applicants must be self-funding and classified as overseas students for tuition fee purposes. 

• Scholarships are only available for new undergraduate Manchester Metropolitan University students, current students moving from one course to another are not eligible.

• Applicants must successfully meet any conditions set for entry onto the programme. 

Exclusions

The following programmes/categories of programmes are excluded from this Scholarship offer:

• Any UG programme delivered by the Manchester School of Architecture

• ACCA Professional Stage course

• UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Our scholarship package is more than just a bursary; it’s a range of services, support and financial assistance that allows you to balance your studies with your sporting ambitions.

Our Sports Scholarship Package‌

We are proud to be a part of a world-class sporting city and confident in our programme’s ability to enhance dual-career athletes.

Our programme recognises and is tailored to each athlete’s individual needs.

The total package is worth up to £7,000 per year. Additional support is available for exceptional applicants.

The package includes:

• Tuition fee discount between 20%-40% (Further discount can be provided for outstanding athletes) 

• Access to the self-funded Performance Sport townhouse accommodation

• Financial expense contribution

• Access to on-campus and local sporting facilities

• Personalised sports science support

• Bespoke nutritional support

• Physiotherapy and sports massage

• Access to our performance sport science suite

• Personalised strength and conditioning programmes

• Free sports club membership for team athletes

• Lifestyle support

• MMU Sport branded kit from our official supplier, Kukri.

Our sports scholarships are awarded on a case-by-case basis, with priority given to individuals whose sport features within the British Universities & Colleges Sport BUCS programme. The amount offered will be determined by the University’s sports scholarship committee and each case is considered on its own merit.

Become a Manchester Met Sports Scholar

To be a sports scholar, athletes must meet the following criteria:

• be currently enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at Manchester Met, or in the process of applying to become a Manchester Met student for the next academic year.

• be competing at a regional, national, or international standard in your chosen sport or show evidence of significant future sporting potential.

• participate in a sport recognised by Sport England with priority given to individuals whose sport features within the British Universities & Colleges Sport BUCS programme.

• be able to represent Manchester Metropolitan University in your sport.

• meet the academic requirements of your course.

Exceptional international undergraduate students, with offers for a full-time taught undergraduate degree programme, who will pay full overseas tuition fees.

Applicant Eligibility

you must be a self-funding student from an eligible region with a strong academic background, and have been offered a place on an eligible course starting in September 2024. See terms and conditions below for full eligibility criteria.

Eligible Regions

• Americas

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Middle East

• North Africa

• South Asia

• South-East Asia

• North-East Asia

Eligible Programmes

• 3-year bachelor’s degree 

• 4-year bachelor’s degree, including an integrated study abroad or placement year (Scholarship is not payable for the year spent on study abroad or placement) 

• 4-year bachelor’s degree, including an integrated foundation year programme  

• 4-year integrated masters degree

Ineligible programmes

• Any undergraduate programme delivered by the Manchester School of Architecture

• Advanced standing entry for degree programmes that are joined at level 5 or 6 

• One-year top-up degree courses

Value: 50% of tuition fees in the first year of study.

Deadline: 30 June 2024.